{"id":71062,"date":"2025-07-17T22:42:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T22:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/71062\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T22:42:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T22:42:08","slug":"google-rolling-out-android-16-qpr1-beta-3-for-pixel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/71062\/","title":{"rendered":"Google rolling out Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3 for Pixel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Android-16-logos-4.jpg\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the stable launch in September, Google is rolling out Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3 to Pixel devices today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Quarterly Platform Releases deliver more significant changes compared to monthly bug fixes. Historically, QPRs are relatively stable and launch as betas rather than developer previews. Google officially says they are \u201csuitable for general use,\u201d with Android 16 QPR1 expected to launch in September.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s fixed this month:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An issue around RTOS task list corruption that was causing restarts. (<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/420999948\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Issue #420999948<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/426316038\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Issue #426316038<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Launcher not completely displaying (<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/428088033\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Issue #428088033<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/428405658\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Issue #428405658<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/429817851\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Issue #429817851<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Notification display issues (<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/421792538\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Issue #421792538<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/422749237\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Issue #422749237<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/420418750\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Issue #420418750<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/428896474\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Issue #428896474<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>The media player in the notification pulldown fails to fully display and function. (<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/419184923\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Issue #419184923<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/421879049\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Issue #421879049<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/421810067\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Issue #421810067<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/423172198\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Issue #423172198<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/422560004\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Issue #422560004<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/424116279\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Issue #424116279<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Full phone restart due to class loader issues (<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/427676713\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Issue #427676713<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Kernel issue causing restarts (<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/408888279\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Issue #408888279<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/409949346\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Issue #409949346<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/409960197\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Issue #409960197<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/410624610\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Issue #410624610<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/407373090\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Issue #407373090<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/430095518\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Issue #430095518<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Camera non-functional at startup with black screen (<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/421870862\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Issue #421870862<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/420725698\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Issue #420725698<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Status bar icons missing corner padding (<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/419573315\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Issue #419573315<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/419134909\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Issue #419134909<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Notification shade message folding breaks (<a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/421366916\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Issue #421366916<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Android Beta Feedback app is available on Pixel devices to submit problems. You can access it from the app drawer or via Quick Settings to file bugs in the Google issue tracker, while the Android Beta community is on Reddit.<\/p>\n<p>\tAdvertisement &#8211; scroll for more content<\/p>\n<p>Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3 (<strong>BP31.250610.004<\/strong>) with the July 2025 security patch is available for the Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, Pixel 6a, Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel 7a, Pixel Tablet, Pixel Fold, Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel 8a, Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, Pixel 9 Pro Fold, and Pixel 9a, as well as the Android Emulator.<\/p>\n<p>Most people will be installing via the Android Beta Program, but you can also <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.android.com\/about\/versions\/16\/download-qpr1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">flash<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.android.com\/about\/versions\/16\/download-ota\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sideload<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The on-device OTA on a Pixel 9a is 529 MB.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pixel 9a \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.google.com\/developers\/android\/baklava\/images\/ota\/tegu_beta-ota-bp31.250610.004-51fb124f.zip\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OTA<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pixel 9 Pro Fold \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.google.com\/developers\/android\/baklava\/images\/ota\/comet_beta-ota-bp31.250610.004-bac298e9.zip\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OTA<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pixel 9 Pro XL \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.google.com\/developers\/android\/baklava\/images\/ota\/komodo_beta-ota-bp31.250610.004-653417d6.zip\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OTA<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pixel 9 Pro \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.google.com\/developers\/android\/baklava\/images\/ota\/caiman_beta-ota-bp31.250610.004-8e83bb4b.zip\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OTA<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pixel 9 \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.google.com\/developers\/android\/baklava\/images\/ota\/tokay_beta-ota-bp31.250610.004-cbb9441f.zip\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OTA<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pixel 8a \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.google.com\/developers\/android\/baklava\/images\/ota\/akita_beta-ota-bp31.250610.004-25aba80f.zip\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OTA<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pixel 8 Pro \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.google.com\/developers\/android\/baklava\/images\/ota\/husky_beta-ota-bp31.250610.004-0aecb1e4.zip\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OTA<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pixel 8 \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.google.com\/developers\/android\/baklava\/images\/ota\/shiba_beta-ota-bp31.250610.004-d5a9e6ae.zip\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OTA<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pixel Fold \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.google.com\/developers\/android\/baklava\/images\/ota\/felix_beta-ota-bp31.250610.004-19625415.zip\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OTA<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pixel Tablet \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.google.com\/developers\/android\/baklava\/images\/ota\/tangorpro_beta-ota-bp31.250610.004-eb475ab4.zip\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OTA<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pixel 7a \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.google.com\/developers\/android\/baklava\/images\/ota\/lynx_beta-ota-bp31.250610.004-455ef33b.zip\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OTA<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pixel 7 Pro \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.google.com\/developers\/android\/baklava\/images\/ota\/cheetah_beta-ota-bp31.250610.004-214b45c1.zip\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OTA<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pixel 7 \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.google.com\/developers\/android\/baklava\/images\/ota\/panther_beta-ota-bp31.250610.004-5f4b46c9.zip\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OTA<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pixel 6a \u2014 OTA (not currently available)<\/li>\n<li>Pixel 6 Pro \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.google.com\/developers\/android\/baklava\/images\/ota\/raven_beta-ota-bp31.250610.004.a1-33fc3cad.zip\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OTA<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pixel 6 \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.google.com\/developers\/android\/baklava\/images\/ota\/oriole_beta-ota-bp31.250610.004.a1-52a1934a.zip\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OTA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\">FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/about\/#affiliate\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ahead of the stable launch in September, Google is rolling out Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3 to 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